Dr. Vivek Gikwad

Cardiologist, Pune

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I'm a caring, skilled professional, dedicated to simplifying what is often a very complicated and confusing area of health care....more

I'm a caring, skilled professional, dedicated to simplifying what is often a very complicated and confusing area of health care.

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Dr. Vivek Gikwad is a trusted Cardiologist in Pimpri, Pune. You can visit him at Ruby Ailcare Services in Pimpri, Pune. Don’t wait in a queue, book an instant appointment online with Dr. Vivek Gikwad on Lybrate.com.

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Dear Lybrateuser, - At your age your pain could be due to acidity, anxiety or sedentary habit
- avoid fried, spicy, sour & junk food
- chew your food well, do not skip meals, have meals on time, have 5-6 small meals including snacks rather than three large meals, do not lye down for at least 1-2 hrs after meals, have dinner 2-3 hrs before bedtime
- have plenty of oral fluids including 7-8 glasses of water for proper digestion
- to rule out any cardiac problem do ECG, echocardiogram
- do regular exercise like brisk walking, jogging, swimming, yoga & deep breathing for 10-15 min daily morning
- take tablet Pan40, 1 tab half an hour before meals
- consult a doctor if not much relief.

1) You have not mentioned values of Total Cholesterol and LDL-c levels, even then your TC/HDL ratio is more than 3.5-4 hence you have deranged cholesterol. Total cholesterol and LDL-c levels would help us categorise your risk and plan a line of management. 2) You should at the minimum start with following lifestyle precautions - Daily exercise for 40 mins, A heart healthy diet (take a detailed diet consultation), quit smoking and drinking (if u do). 3) After 4-6 weeks of these precautions please repeat your lipid profile and consult to see if there is improvement. 4) Also get your BP checked.

Dear, To control & maintan BP normal these are best methods to follow:.• Do physical exercise like jogging, running or brisk walk for atleast 20-30 minutes.
• Maintain your cholesterol level to normal & eat least amount of butter, cream or fatty things.
• Eat less amount of pickle, salt and fast food as they contain high sodium levels.
• Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking.
• Take less amount of caffine containing coffee, tea or cold drinks because caffine causes increase BP.
• Drink 8 to 10 glass of water daily • Take 6 to 8 hrs of sleep daily. Do not take too much stress.
• Do long breathing pranayams (Anulom- Vilom, Bhramari) daily for 10 - 15 minutes. It will reduce your stress level in your body.
• Eat healthy diet such as green leafy vegetables, fruits. • Take 5 ml of GULAB Jal added in a glass of water daily once a day.